NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing

NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/16/nhs-in-standoff-with-apple-and-google-over-coronavirus-tracing

Tech firms place limitations on how tracing apps may work in effort to protect users’ privacy

The NHS is in a standoff with Apple and Google after the two tech firms refused to support the UK’s plans to build an app that alerts users when they have been in contact with someone with coronavirus.

NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing

Apr 17, 2020, 8:15am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/16/nhs-in-standoff-with-apple-and-google-over-coronavirus-tracing > Tech firms place limitations on how tracing apps may work in effort to protect users’ privacy > The NHS is in a standoff with Apple and Google after the two tech firms refused to support the UK’s plans to build an app that alerts users when they have been in contact with someone with coronavirus.